The proposed building will be a seven-storey building that will house 14 flats, 13 will be between one and two bedrooms with a three-bedroom penthouse topping off the building.

All of the flats will have access to balconies and terraces on either side of the building and the ground floor will remain a shop space, albeit not a Post Office.

The plans say the flats would be built from reconstituted stone, terracotta and mosaic tile cladding with a light grey flat roof.

The proposal is due to be debated at the next Bracknell Forest Planning Meeting on October 15.

Notes on the agenda for the planning meeting indicate that a seven-storey building is not considered to be 'out of keeping with the surrounding area'.

There have been concerns raised by Bracknell Forest Council about the car parking provision and 23 letters of objection have been sent in raising points about the loss of a historic Bracknell building, the number of residential flats in Bracknell and questions about the parking provision.

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Proposed plans for the undercroft parking at the Bracknell Post Office site on High Street

The parking spaces is addressed in detail in the planning meeting notes and the proposal reveals plans for five car parking spaces in an undercroft area, one of which would be a disabled space. Another space would be dedicated to the ground floor shop.

There would also be space for 30 secure cycle spaces in the undercroft parking area.

Four of the flats would be marketed with parking spaces and the remaining 10 would be sold as car-free and permit-free flats. Meaning there would be no residential permit available for the people living there.

The meeting agenda notes that: "The site is well located to promote sustainable travel using the extensive network of pedestrian and cycle routes, as well as the nearby public transport.

"The areas around the site are all subject to various parking controls, minimising any potential parking overspill."

Proposed plans for the penthouse flat at the top of the seven-storey building looking to be built on the Bracknell Post Office site